The U.S. Department of Justice has stepped directly into an active election dispute in Alaska, filing suit in federal court to prevent the state from certifying a win by Rep. Mary Peltola under certain circumstances in the U.S. Senate race. Coming just days before the November 3, 2026 election, the case immediately stands out not only for its timing, but…
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The FTC says it has secured a settlement with Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits LLC that could become one of the most closely watched competition-law developments for suppliers, distributors, and retailers in years. The proposed stipulated order, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, would resolve the agency’s 2024 lawsuit alleging unlawful price discrimination and…
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One thing I learned over the years about litigating: front end loading and early case assessment were critical for success and strategy. The problem was that took time and clients often balked at paying for it. So when I saw that the recent AI Guide for Litigators from the Thomson Reuters Institute and ILTA focused on just this kind of…
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Opponents of the administration’s proposed triumphal arch in Washington have asked a federal judge to halt construction before a planned November 5 start date, escalating what is quickly becoming one of the more closely watched public-law and land-use disputes of the season. The requested emergency injunction puts the court on a fast timeline to decide whether the project can move…
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“Given the embarrassment of the AI hallucinations and mistakes of law in the two TROs and the preliminary injunction, it would be an understandable—though obviously unjust—temptation for the judge to want to find a way to prove that, even with correct law and fact, his initial view should prevail,” Judge Jerry Smith wrote for the appellate court.
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The Trump administration has abandoned its effort to defend challenged changes to the student-loan forgiveness program, a move that materially shifts the litigation even though the key district-court rulings were issued earlier. By stepping back from the appeal fight, the government is effectively leaving in place lower-court decisions concluding that the U.S. Department of Education likely exceeded its statutory authority.
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Judges’ elections often lack vital candidate information, leaving voters uninformed. The Trellis Judicial Voter Guide consolidates judges’ data to empower voters, aligning with Trellis’s mission to enhance legal accessibility.
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Everything by Tuesday.Everything by Tuesday. The man with the microphone has a car outside.Where to?Everything by Tuesday.Put a little here. Leave a little there. Keep something loose for the turn.One for the thing we came to do. One for the thing we found. One we can put down.Find the pocket. Leave room in it.Accelerate reversible learning. Pace irreversible commitment.You can move in that. You can move.The committee bought a table. The…
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